How to Knit the Open Star Stitch [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]
The Open Star Stitch is a lovely, textured vintage knitting pattern that creates a beautifully textured design.
Consisting of just a 4 row repeat, the Open Star Stitch is an easy to learn pattern that’s suitable for adventurous beginners or any knitter than loves loads of texture in a project.
Open Star Stitch is not a reversible pattern, it has a definite right and wrong side which means you shouldn’t use it in a project that looks the same on both sides. I’ve attached a photo of the reverse side below so you can see the difference.
When you’re knitting this stitch try to make sure that you keep your tension relatively nice and loose so that the texture the stitch pattern creates isn’t hidden by your stitches being too tight.
There’s no need to add selvedge stitches to this design if you don’t want to. It lays perfectly flat and doesn’t curl at either the top or bottom. Always a plus in my books!
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written pattern
Stitches Used
- K – knit
- P – Purl
- YO – Yarn Over Increase
- WS – Wrong Side
- RS – Right Side
Pattern Repeat
Foundation Row: Cast on a multiple of 3. (I like to use the Long Tail method)
Row 1 (WS): K2, *YO, K3 – then pass the first stitch over the second and third stitches* Repeat from *to* until last stitch, K1
Row 2 (RS): K all stitches
Row 3: K1, *K3 – then pass the first stitch over the second and third stitches, yo* Repeat from *to* until last two stitches, K2
Row 4: K all stitches
Repeat Rows 1-4 until your project is the desired size. When casting off, make sure to cast off loosely knit-wise on a Row 4 repeat.